1 Trustworthy is the saying: “If any man aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a good work.”
2 An overseer, then, must be beyond criticism—the husband of one wife, clear-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
3 not addicted to wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money,
4 managing his own household well, keeping his children under control with all respectfulness.